CVE-2025-34104 (GCVE-0-2025-34104)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-15 13:06 – Updated: 2025-07-15 13:40
VLAI?
Summary
An authenticated remote code execution vulnerability exists in Piwik (now Matomo) versions prior to 3.0.3 via the plugin upload mechanism. In vulnerable versions, an authenticated user with Superuser privileges can upload and activate a malicious plugin (ZIP archive), leading to arbitrary PHP code execution on the underlying system. Starting with version 3.0.3, plugin upload functionality is disabled by default unless explicitly enabled in the configuration file.
Severity ?
9.4 (Critical)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
CWE
  • CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
  • CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Piwik (now Matomo) Web Analytics Platform Affected: * , < 3.0.3 (semver)
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Credits
FireFart
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